by Isabella de Vries A couple months ago, I had the opportunity to meet with a group of five researchers at University College London (UCL), who are currently using Prolific for their research. Our aim was to discuss one overarching question: “Where do you think participant recruitment is headed in…

by Isabella de Vries A concern that often arises among researchers who run studies with single-source, self-report, cross-sectional designs is that of common method bias (also known as common method variance). Specifically, the concern is that when the same method is used to measure multiple constructs, this may result in…

by Isabella de Vries Participants may not always read or follow instructions as carefully as we would like it. Because let’s face it: Just like everybody else, even the most diligent participants sometimes get tired or distracted. As a result, they may engage in satisficing as a means to…